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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear John The term used by Phyllis Jestice was: "cult formally approved in 1966". I do not know what was decided in Rome in 1966, but: Adelheid has really been a formally acknowled saint for centuries. Locally is her cult well documented (especially in Pützchen, where her reliquies are), she was included in the Acta Sanctorum in 1658 (Febr. I, p.713-721), and the eminent "Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche" Vol.1, 1957, has a separate article on her (col.142), specifically mentioned as *Saint* (Feast February 5! - although her death was on the 3rd of February). The "formal approval" in 1966 is most probably only a formality in conjunction with the massive revisions during the Vatican Council II. (Could perhaps be about the official date?) As I see it, is her case not comparable to the other female saints where a very late canonization has puzzled some members of this list. Best Erik Drigsdahl At 22:19 -0500 02/02/02, [log in to unmask] wrote: >Dear Phyllis: Any ideas about why Adelheid of Vilich (d. sometime >between 1010 and 1020) was not canonized until l966? > John _____________________________________________________________________ Mag.art. Erik Drigsdahl CHD Center for Haandskriftstudier i Danmark Kapelvej 25B 3.tv Phone: +45 +35 37 20 47 DK-2200 Copenhagen N Email: <[log in to unmask]> DENMARK http://www.chd.dk ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html